CrimeWoman in Coma Who Gave Birth Had Been in Nursing Facility Since She Was a Toddler: Court Docs

Media report: Woman in a persistent vegetative state became pregnant and gave birth at Phoenix nursing facility Dec. 29

29, has been at the Phoenix-based nursing facility since she was a toddler , PEOPLE confirms. Records obtained from Maricopa County Superior Court state the woman has been a resident of the facility run by Hacienda HealthCare for more than 27 years

The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

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The woman in a vegetative state, who gave birth to a baby boy on Dec. 29, has been at the Phoenix-based nursing facility since she was a toddler, PEOPLE confirms.

Records obtained from Maricopa County Superior Court state the woman has been a resident of the facility run by Hacienda HealthCare for more than 27 years — nearly double the length of time that appeared in previous reports.

The patient, who has been identified as a 29-year-old Native American, has been under the care of the facility since she was between ages 2-3, according to the documents, which also state that the woman suffers from quadriplegia, recurrent pneumonia and a seizure disorder.

"Trust has been broken" after woman in vegetative state gives birth

Hacienda Healthcare credits itself as the leading provider of specialized care to the chronically ill in Arizona, but now police have been stationed outside Hacienda Healthcare over the last few days. It is now under criminal investigation, as state investigators try to determine how the woman got pregnant, reports CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca. Parents of other patients inside Hacienda Healthcare are furious and demanding answers. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle)
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The patient, who has been identified as a 29-year-old Native American woman , has been under the care of the facility since she was between the ages of two or three according to the documents . New details about the woman in a coma who gave birth have been revealed in court documents from

The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

“She lacks sufficient understanding and mental capacity to make decisions or give consents for her medical, placement or financial estate,” the court documents say.

The records date back to a 2009 order that transferred guardianship of the woman from her biological father to her mother.

In addition, the records reveal that the patient’s last doctor’s examination took place more than eight months prior to the Dec. 29 birth, which according to Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson “took everyone [at the facility] by surprise.”

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Bill Timmons quit days after baby was born to woman patient in vegetative state; CBS affiliate reports claim that he covered up prior incident

The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

Thompson told PEOPLE, “It’s my impression that the staff there had no clue that this lady was having a baby,” adding that she was “quite a ways along” before she had a natural birth.

An annual guardian’s report filed with the court and dated April 30, 2018, says that the woman’s last court-ordered annual doctor’s examination took place on April 16, 2018.

“No changes,” says a handwritten note in response to a form question asking whether there have been “any major changes in the ward’s physical and/or mental condition in the last year.”

PEOPLE was unable to reach the doctor who performed the examination.

Thompson confirmed the baby and his mother have been recovering in an area hospital following the birth.

“We’re tickled that the baby’s okay,” Thompson said. “I think it’s a miracle. I hate to draw a miracle of such a horrific event, but the baby survived. Words can’t describe the thoughts we have, the questions that go through our mind about this.”

CEO of Arizona care facility where woman in vegetative state reportedly gave birth resigns

The CEO of a nursing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, where a patient in a vegetative state reportedly gave birth in December has resigned. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle)
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The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

The woman has been in a vegetative state at the Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident. "None of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth ." A woman gives birth to baby after being in coma for 14

On Tuesday, the woman’s family attorney, John Micheaels, said in a statement to PEOPLE, “The family would like me to convey that the baby boy has been born into a loving family and will be well cared for.”

Micheaels revealed the woman’s relatives are “outraged, traumatized and in shock by the abuse and neglect of their daughter at Hacienda Healthcare,” adding, “The family is well aware of the intense news and public interest in their daughter’s case, but at this time is not emotionally ready to make a public statement.”

It is not yet known exactly where the baby is being raised or who he is being raised by.

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In 2017, the facility was cited by the state for failure to protect residents’ privacy while they were naked in the shower, according to records from the state Department of Health and Human Services. After being assured by administrators that staffers “have been counseled on privacy during showering residents,” the state issued a follow-up report in January 2018 which concluded those and other deficiencies uncovered by investigators “have been corrected.”

Rape victim who gave birth at Phoenix nursing facility is not in a coma, lawyer says.
The 29-year-old rape victim who gave birth at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix last month is not in a coma, the attorney representing her said Friday. "The important thing here is that contrary to what's been reported, she is a person, albeit with significant intellectual disabilities. She has feelings and is capable of responding to people she is familiar with, especially family," attorney John Micheaels told The Arizona Republic on Friday. Micheaels said the woman's condition was the result of seizures very early in her childhood. She is still on seizure medication. The woman gave birth to a boy Dec.

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